Earlier this week Children's Secretary Ed Balls accepted the recommendation of the Macdonald review into PSHE that the subject should be part of the national curriculum in primary and secondary schools.
Julie Bentley, chief executive of FPA, described the review as "an overwhelming vote of confidence for sensible and responsible education of our young people, reflecting the wide ranging support for statutory sex and relationship education from young people, parents and the general public".
But she said the recommendation that parents should retain the right to remove their children from sex and relationships education should be reconsidered.
National Youth Agency chief executive Fiona Blacke welcomed the Macdonald review recommendations but said youth workers and other non-formal organisations must be involved in delivering services. The NYA is lobbying to ensure that young people will continue to have a direct influence on the PSHE curriculum at national and local levels.
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